TDs / Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
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922
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
117,354
words spoken in the chamber
Across 455 contributions. Plus 146 contributions from the chair, not counted
414
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
233
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.
Who they ask
The departments their questions were addressed to.
Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 922 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 455 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 89 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 70 | 63 |
| April 2025 | 55 | 45 |
| May 2025 | 69 | 40 |
| June 2025 | 46 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 79 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 22 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 18 | 37 |
| November 2025 | 62 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 27 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 32 | 28 |
| February 2026 | 35 | 12 |
| March 2026 | 88 | 23 |
| April 2026 | 29 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 32 | 29 |
| June 2026 | 93 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 25 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 24 | 30 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 261 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.
Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Dublin South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
58. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science cé na bearta atá sé chun a dhéanamh chun tabhairt faoina laghad cúrsaí tríú leibhéal trí Ghaeilge atá á dtairiscint ag forais tríú leibhéal atá á maoiniú ag an Stát. [54512/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
60. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science cén plean atá aige chun a chinntiú go mbeidh dóthain céimithe inniúlacha a bhfuil Gaeilge acu ann chun gur féidir leis an Státchóras cloí le forálacha Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021 go mbeadh 20 faoin gcéad de phoist folmha líonta ó 2030 ar aghaidh ag Gaeilgeoirí líofa.; agus an ndéanf…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Oral
77. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an féidir leis a dheimhniú nach bhfuil sé beartaithe aon airgead breise caipitiúil a dheonú do Rannóg na Gaeltachta anuas ar an airgead a bhí socraithe cheana féin faoin bPlean Forbartha Náisiúnta.. [56049/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
217. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to release in full the details of the final submission made by the Government with regard to its Brexit Adjustment Reserve spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56440/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
218. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the actual and potential loss to the State from changes made to the EU Budget in February 2024 involving the reduction in the Brexit Adjustment Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56441/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
226. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 18 February 2025, the progress which has been made regarding a review of the findings of the Study Group on Defence Forces Standards of Colour Deficiency being carried out by the military authorities; if they have engaged with his Department on the matter; and when they will engage with the Defence F…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
441. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a five-year-old child (details supplied) will be able to go to school. [54864/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
277. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps that have been taken to address the lack of a legal definition of parental alienation which has caused confusion and inconsistencies in terms of cases before family courts, given reports that different department and bodies’ deal with it differently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54510/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
238. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason responsibility for regeneration of Dolphin House, Dublin 8, transferred from Dublin City Council to the Land Development Agency; and if he can reassure the community that commitments entered into by the local authority in terms of social, affordable homes will be confirmed, and the associated community facilities de…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
239. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delays in having housing built on the OPW site on Jamestown Road, Inchicore and on the surplus lands of the CIÉ Works in Dublin 8, despite the site being identified for housing over a decade and a half ago. [54049/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Local Link bus serving Route 887, New Ross to Carlow, arriving in Bagenalstown to pick-up at 8:15 a.m. is already full, and leaves on average 12 - 15 college students attending SETU and Tindall with no transport; that some drivers allow the students on, and others are failing to stop due to the bus being…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Oral
3. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans for the extension or expansion of the basic income for the arts, following the publication of the cost-benefit analysis on the pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52536/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Oral
4. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm whether he granted funding to a festival on an exceptional basis outside the normal application processes for annual departmental or Arts Council schemes; the amounts and the recipients of such exceptional funding outside the normal applications processes provided by his Department in relation to community festivals and su…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
43. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he intends to take on board the recommendations of the joint Oireachtas committee in its pre-legislative scrutiny report on the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill in relation to introducing the audiovisual content levy; when he intends to publish the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52538/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
70. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify if any advance notice was given by him or by his Department to potential applicants of the first-come, first-served approach to allocating funding under the grassroots music venues support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52542/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
136. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when she will introduce a proper disposal of unused medicines scheme as required by EU law since 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52119/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
104. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person is unhappy with a section 318 review by the Chief Appeals Officer, the next course of action for the person; and if he will intervene in the decision [52368/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
194. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport whether he will instruct the National Transport Authority to introduce a temporary change to taxi lifespan regulations, to allow taxi drivers with taxis registered in 2016 to have an extension of one year, as happened for 2014 and 2015 taxis, to prevent a good number of drivers being forced out of business, especially those nearing retirement age who cann…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
210. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the nature of the issues preventing snap fishing in the Inistiog area of Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51286/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
523. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if snap fishing has intangible cultural heritage status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51287/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
598. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused carers benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51140/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
761. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications to date received for the mother and baby payments scheme; the number of applications approved; the amount paid to date on payments alone, excluding medical cards, administration, operational costs, communications, publicity and legal costs; the total amount to date paid out in medical cards; and if she wi…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
762. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the 12 month review of the mother and baby payments scheme will commence; the make up the review panel; if she is considering expanding the scheme to include those previously excluded; the length of time she envisages the review will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51139/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
837. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for occupational therapy and respite for a person (details supplied); when the person's file will be transferred from Limerick to Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51141/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Written
34. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to address the increased challenges for staff of Oberstown youth detention centre in County Dublin to ensure the safety of those detained there and the staff working there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35136/25]